If you were to move more towards a luxury rental you could likely get $600/month extra but your entry price would then be around $425K.

I read the extra info you put in the comments about the state of the house.

Why would you do the extra step?

Value was added to the Stowers Road property through strategic renovations, including essential upgrades and aesthetic improvements.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

So would this extra layer give me any help?

I didn’t like the expense involved when I researched cost of maintaining a business account to self manage 1 rental and found that the LLC route wasn’t necessary if we maintained an umbrella policy, so I just keep track of rental income and expenses (not that hard) on the one I self manage and any extra expenses on the ones managed by property management to add to their annual summary for my accountant.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

It's an extra few seconds and not critical Bu the way, we install these systems and can certainly install an AI phone or similar but IMHO, for a smaller building this is cheaper and effective.

And they will work extra hard for you to get the property so they get the full 6% commission.